Marinette Boat Forum

Thanks, Joel!

The 1 bright spot came today!
We're getting a Wawa gas station 2 blocks from our house. I noticed their, as yet (station not ready to open) unlit, gas prices sign show a section for "non-ethanol" gas! It'll be less than marina prices.

May do the single carb teardown during the winter ...

Joel,

It's more a matter of not having accurate information on the maintenance of the engines. We've had the boat since 2023. it was owned by someone who assured us "all the boat's systems are working!" They were not! He really had no business owning a boat. I spent many hours fixing, repairing and ...

Our Big M '88 Marquis has Crusader 454 cu in engines. I doubt seriously that the carbs have ever been "cleaned". In looking online I've run across a product, BG 44K, which purports to clean fuel systems with, potentially, 1 treatment (1 can / 20 gallons of gas). Not wanting to repeat :oops: an ...

Joel,
Don't really need it but wanted to say "Great idea!!!" on the use of a telescoping pole idea!!!

Bill

Outstanding find!!!

Well, that may be true...

But in our household, it's not a matter of wondering where I put something, it's sometimes trying to remember who I told "here, hold my beer."...
... and in a household of 2 adults and 3 cats!

While the strainers for the engines would be "mission critical", a strainer for the AC units would be 'highly important - a step down. If I can't locate the bronze type, the plastics would definitely be next choice!

GB49....
Thanks, that would work!!!

Gonna have to....
.... save up a ton of pop bottles...
.... sell a couple of quarts of blood/plasma
.... Uber for awhile

... to come up with the price.

Bill

Our 41' Marquis has a single strainer for intake water to BOTH the AC units. It appears that, to accomodate the needed volume of strained intake water, a single "salad bowl" identical to the one used on each of the 454 Crusader engines was used. Somehow, during the winterization process, that AC ...

Looking for 1 of the following for '88 Marquis Sedan Bridge -
salad bowl strainer - will fit the 454 cu in Crusader engines - OR - the single salad bowl strainer for the dual air conditioners (1 salad bowl feeds both AC units)

Salad bowl strner - top vw - reducd.jpg
Salad bowl strner - side vw ...